BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (July 4, 2009) – The second day of preliminary matches has concluded for the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships at Barboursville Soccer Complex, Huntington YMCA Kennedy Center and Scott Orthopedics Soccer Complex in the Village of Barboursville, W. Va. Many teams have secured their spot in Monday's semifinals, but others have to prove themselves tomorrow for the chance to advance.
 
After scoreless first half, Janice Johnson put Virginia's Under-17 Girls Vista Shockwave on the map with a goal in the 63^rd minute. In the final minutes, Jaszmine Reeves was able to catch a piece of the ball and it was just enough for the second goal. The shockwave had to win today's match against their toughest opponent in the bracket Connecticut's CFC United to move up in the standings. They won 2-0.

At the half, the Under-17 Girls Far Post Soccer Club (VT) were up by one, thanks to two goals by Brittany Pfaff. In the second half, Albertson 91 Fury (E-NY) tied the match in the 48^th minute after Jennifer Gibbons found the back of the net. Katherine Greer got the game winner in the 63^rd minute. Albertson won 3-2.

In the first minute of the Under-17 Girls match of FC Stars of Massachusetts versus Odyssey Sport 97 (ME), Siobhan Devoy sent one past the keeper putting the Stars in an early lead. Later in the half, Rebecca Raymond scored in the 31^st minute. For the 3-0 win, Devoy scored her second goal of the game in the 74^th minute.

Rhode Island's Rays Sting won 2-0 over the Empire United-Buffalo (NY-W). Alex Gallogly scored in the 4^th minute. Adding cushion to the Rays' lead, Chiara Comolli scored the game winner in the 26^th minute.

Under-16 Boys Synergy United (VT) played a spirited match against the Pittsgrove Premier (NJ). Pittsgrove came out strong and had the Synergy on their heels. Despite the pressure, Synergy's Keagan McDonnell was able to gain possession and scored in the 22^nd minute. The Synergy's keeper held strong but they weren't able to relax until Elia Louis scored off a volley in the 78^th minute. The Synergy won their first two matches and are poised to claim a spot in Monday's semifinals.

The Hicksville Strikers (E-NY) beat New York West's CNY United FC Elite, 6-0. Colin Heffron scored the first goal of the match in 25^th minute. In the second half, Matthew Slotnick put the Strikers up by two in the 46^th minute and Timothy Parker scored another in the 48^th minute. Late in the game Johnnie Maleganos, Heffron and Sean DeVito brought the score to 6-0.

The Under-16 Boys West Hartford Premier (CT) won their match against the Baltimore Bays (MD) with two goals in the first 12 minutes. Blake Mercer scored the first in the 6^th minute. Quickly putting his team up by two, Andre Brueckner scored in the 12^th minute. Hartford held their lead for a 2-0 win.

With two goals by Andrew Jordan and another two by John Frederick, Spirit United Coppa won their Under-16 Boys match over West Virginia's Epic Blast. Both teams fought hard for the full match, but Coppa was able to maintain control for much of the match.

Today's scores…

Under-12 8v8 Boys
(DE) DSB Kickers	1	(VA1) VYS Premier Red	5
(ME2) Maine Coast United	0	(NYW) BYSA Red Eye II	5
(WV) WVUSC Blue	2	(CT) Morris SC	2
(RI) Warwick Firefighters	1	(ENY1) Blackwatch Rangers	2
(VA2) Great Falls Cougars	2	(VT) Nordic Soccer Club	1
(ENY2) Clifton Park Cobra	0	(ME1) Odyssey Sport 97	0
Under-12 8v8 Girls
(ENY) Alleycats Wildcats	0	(VA2) Loudoun 96 Red	4
(VA1) PWSI Courage 96 Red	6	(RI) RI Rays Sting	0
(ME2) Maine Coast United	1	(VT) Far Post Soccer Club	1
(NYW2) Empire-Rochester	2	(ME1) Seacoast Utd Maine	1
(NYW1) Empire -Syracuse	1	(WV1) WVSC Arsenal	0
(WV2) WV Chaos	1	(NYW3) CNY United Fury	1
Under-12 Boys
(PAW1) Stars United	1	(NH1) Seacoast United SC	1
(ENY1) FC Westchester æ97	2	(NH2) Lightning SC	1
(PAW2) Arsenal	2	(RI) Bayside	1
(WV) WVSC	1	(CT1) Beachside	5
(DE) Hockessin Thunder	0	(EPA) Lehigh Valley Utd	3
(CT2) Oakwood Soccer Club	1	(ENY2) Manhattan Kickers	4
Under-12 Boys
(NJ)Montclair Colchesters	1	(RI) RI Rays Sting	0
(EPA1)Spirit United Gaels	2	(ENY) LONG ISLAND UNITED	0
(NH1) Seacoast United SC	1	(CT) CFC Wolves	2
(NH2) Nashua World Cup	5	(WV) WVSC Rowdies Red	0
(PAW) Beadling	5	(DE2) CDSA Riptide	0
(DE1)Hockessin Lady Hawks	0	(EPA2) HMMS Eagle FC	2
Under-13 Boys
(ME)Maine Coast Utd	0	(MD) Bethesda Fire	5
(ENY) FC Westchester Æ96	1	(PAW2) Arsenal	0
(VT) Nordic Premier	0	(NJ) Piscataway Chelsea	8
(WV) WVSC Rowdies	0	(RI) Black Watch Premier	3
(DE) Hockession Arsenal	1	(NH) NH Classics	1
(VA) TASC Team America 95	2	(NYW) Rochester FC	0
(PAW1) Beadling 95ers	1	(CT) Oakwood Soccer Club	4
(MA) North Shore United	0	(EPA) Lehigh Valley Utd	2
Under-13 Girls
(DE) HSC Blast	4	(VT2) Nordic Soccer Club	1
(RI) Black Watch Premier	1	(MA) FC Stars of Mass	1
(VA) Richmond Kickers	2	(ME) Blackbear United	0
(MD) Bethesda SC Freedom	1	(EPA) FC Bucks Revolution	2
(VT1)Far Post Soccer Club	0	(NJ) PDA Slammers	7
(CT)Rocky Hill CFC Wolves	0	(NH) Granite FC COE	0
(PAW) Beadling Thunder	1	(ENY) East Islip Dragons	2
(NYW) Rochester FC	2	(WV) WVUSC Shox	0
Under-14 Boys
(CT) Beachside of CT	1	(NYW) Empire United	1
(WV) WVSC Wizards	0	(DE) Hockessin Heat	4
(PL) Dix Hills Thunder	3	(MA) FC Greater Boston	1
(NH) NH Classics	1	(NJ) NJSA 04 United	2
(RI) Bruno United	0	(VA) Herndon Real Juniors	1
(ENY) Manhattan Ajax	0	(ME)Seacoast United Maine	2
(VT) Nordic Premier	1	(EPA) FC Delco Cannibals	0
(PAW) Beadling	0	(MD) Baltimore Bays	0
Under-14 Girls
(PAW) North United Fire	1	(EPA) Lower Merion Heart	0
(NH) Seacoast Utd Premier	2	(MA)  Scorpions SC	4
(ME)Maine Coast Utd Ninja	1	(NJ)Freehold Lady Striker	2
(VT) Nordic Soccer Club	1	(RI) Bruno United	0
(CT) CFC Wolves	1	(PL) PDA Celtic	3
(VA) VSA Heat Blue	1	(NYW)Empire Utd Rochester	0
(ENY) Massapequa Elite	1	(WV) WVSC Rowdies	0
(MD) Bethesda Freedom	1	(DE) CSA Magic	1
Under-15 Boys
(NH) NH Classics	1	(NYW)Empire Utd Rochester	1
(MD) Baltimore Bays	2	(WV) WVSC Elite	0
(ENY) Massapequa RR	0	(EPA) PSC Coppa 93	1
(ME) Odyssey Sport	0	(VA) Herndon FC	4
(PAW) Century V United	0	(DE) HSC Strikers Premier	0
(NJ) PDA Ronaldo	3	(CT) Bridgeport AYSO	1
(PL) Spirit United Celtic	3	(RI) Black Watch RI	0
(MA) NE Aztecs	1	(VT) Nordic Soccer Club	0
Under-15 Girls
(RI) Jamestown Fortuna	1	(VT) Nordic Premier	1
(ME) Odyssey Sport 97	0	(NJ) Wall Wombats	5
(CT) Oakwood Blue	0	(NH) Seacoast Utd Premier	1
(WV) WV Lady Stingers	0	(PL) PDA Charge	4
(MD) Baltimore Bays	0	(ENY) Albertson Æ93 Fury	1
(DE) Kirkwood Freedom		(EPA) FC Penn Strikers
(MA) FC Stars of Mass	4	(NYW)Empire Utd Rochester	0
(VA) Chantilly Burn	1	(PAW) Beadling United	0
Under-16 Boys
(PAW) Beadling Blue	1	(VA)MPS McLean Hurricanes	2
(NJ) Pittsgrove Premier	0	(VT) Synergy United FC	2
(RI) Bruno United	0	(DE)DE United FC Blizzard	2
(ENY) Hicksville Strikers	6	(NYW) CNY United FC Elite	0
(NH) Seacoast United SC	3	(ME)Maine Coast Utd Moxie	3
(MD) Baltimore Bays	0	(CT)West Hartford Premier	2
(MA) F.C. Puma	1	(PL) Albertson Academy	4
(WV) EPIC Blast	0	(EPA) Spirit United Coppa	4
Under-16 Girls
(EPA) Spirit United Gaels	1	(VA) Braddock Road Azul	1
(MD) Baltimore Bays	2	(PAW) Century V United	1
(PL) Bethesda Dragons	5	(WV) Charleston FC Elite	1
(NH) Seacoast United SC	1	(VT) Burlington Lakers SC	1
(NYW) Empire Utd Buffalo	0	(DE) Hockession Academy	2
(CT) CFC United	2	(ME)Maine Coast Utd Magic	0
(MA) Scorpions SC	1	(ENY)Syosset Rough Riders	4
(NJ) Montclair United	7	(RI) RI Rays Sting	0
Under-17 Boys
(EPA) YMS Xplosion	1	(VA) Great Falls 91 Elite	0
(NH) Nashua Wolves	1	(MA) FC Blazers	3
(NJ) TSF Academy Celtic	1	(MD)Pachuca FC USA Int'l	0
(CT) Beachside of CT	1	(ENY) Massapequa Aces	0
(WV) RVSC Rapids	0	(PL) Lower Merion	5
(NYW) BC United Fusion	1	(PAW) Beadling	2
(DE) Kirkwood SC Nemesis	0	(RI) Bruno United	4
(VT) Capital Soccer Club	0	(ME)Seacoast United Maine	5
Under-17 Boys
(VT) Far Post Soccer Club	2	(ENY) Albertson Æ91 Fury	3
(EPA) Hershey Attack	3	(PAW) Beadling Inferno	1
(ME) Odyssey Sport	0	(MA)  FC Stars of Mass	3
(MD) Laurel Lightning	1	(NH) Seacoast Utd Premier	2
(RI) RI Rays	2	(NYW) Empire Utd Buffalo	0
(PL) McLean Dragons	2	(DE) CDSA Power	1
(CT) CFC United	0	(VA) Vista Shockwave	2
(NJ) PDA Fire	6	(WV) WVSC GoalGirls	0
Under-18 Boys
(RI) Bruno United	0	(PL) Spirit United Premie	4
(PAW) Allegheny Force	0	(CT) FSA SoccerPlus Utd	0
(NYW) BC United Fusion	1	(WV) Charleston FC Elite	0
(NJ) PDA Cruyff	0	(MD) SAC United Premier	0
(ME)Seacoast United Maine	3	(VA) SOCA Lightning	1
(DE) DE United FC	2	(EPA) V/E Blast	3
(MA) FC Stars of Mass	0	(ENY)EastFishkill Thunder	5
(VT) Far Post Soccer Club	3	(NH) Seacoast United SC	1
Under-18 Girls
(WV) WVUSC Vision	0	(PAW) Beadling	4
(VA) McLean Freedom	3	(DE) DE Utd Blue Monkeys	0
(ME)Seacoast United Maine	0	(NYW) Surge SC	4
(CT2) CFC Lazers	2	(NH) Granite FC	0
(EPA) FC Bucks Vipers	3	(ENY) Albertson Æ90 Fury	2
(NJ) Montclair United	0	(MD) Laurel Wildcats	0
(CT1) CFC United	0	(PL) Arsenal World Class	1
(MA) South Shore Select	4	(RI) Warwick Firefighters	1
Under-19 Boys
(CT)Burlington Revolution	1	(MD1) Baltimore Bays	2
(NJ1) Parsippany SC Rev.	0	(EPA) FC Delco Blast	1
(VA2) PWSI Courage 89 Red	2	(PAW) Century V United	2
(VA1) MPS McLean FC	5	(RI) Bayside Stompers	0
(MD2) Potomac Cougars	2	(VT) Nordic Soccer Club	2
(ENY)Yonkers Utd Tornados	4	(NYW) Rochester FC	0
(MA) FC Greater Boston	3	(WV) WVSC Elite	0
(DE) Hockessin Blizzard	0	(NJ2) Matchfit Chelsea	4
Under-19 Girls
(EPA) FC DELCO Fury II	1	(ENY) Albertson Æ89 Fury	1
(NJ) Matchfit Chelsea	3	(PAW) PFA Steel	1
(NYW)Empire Utd Rochester	0	(CT) CFC United	1
(DE) CSA Courage	0	(MD) Freestate Shooters	7
(WV) RVSC Shock	0	(VA) McLean MPS Freedom	7
(NH) Seacoast Utd Premier	0	(MA) South Shore Select	2

Regional winners of the Under-14 through Under-19 age groups earn a berth to the 2009 US Youth Soccer National Championships to be played July 21-26, at Citizens Bank Fields at Progin Park in Lancaster, Mass.

The James P. McGuire Cup is the oldest trophy in youth sport dating back to 1935 with the inaugural youth championships. The Under-19 Boys age group as the National Champion will hoist the McGuire Cup. This is the 74th anniversary of the storied cup.

Daily reports and complete results from the tournament will be available on http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org. Keep up to the minute with US Youth Soccer National Championship Series on Twitter.

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